Imagine Melania, from Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia, now in her own castle in a Fifth Avenue tower, where she is enshrined but forgotten, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The value of air and water
If you value health, cleanliness and the woods and streams where you live, then regulations that protect these things are not ‘horrible,’ writes Dana Wilde.
Mourning the loss of Maine’s only classical music station
As a bedside companion, WBACH was soothing and meditative, writes John Hale.
As winter ends, remember the magic
We tend to regard winter months as drudgery as we grow older, but the fun we remember from youth is a reminder that the season brings its own joys, Amy Calder writes.
The ‘best legs’ endure a fall
Handling pain is one thing, but finding glory can be elusive, J.P. Devine writes.
The cure for Trumpitis? Baby goats and owls
If national politics causes too much stress, it’s time to soften the trauma by keeping tabs on cute animals, Liz Soares writes.
Facebook ‘hacking’ raises web safety questions
From social media to emails and banking, a computer crimes expert says threats to personal information and identity abound and will only get more complicated, Amy Calder writes.
Scripting an ending to a political whirlwind
With subpoenas flying back and forth from Moscow to Mar-a-Lago, history is in the making and Hollywood wants to get a jump on it, J.P. Devine writes.
Life and death in the waiting area
You might be unaware that, not to put too fine a point on it, doctors don’t always know for sure when you’re dead, writes Dana Wilde.
Wanna dance to these ‘what ifs’?
From life choices to politics to the Oscars, everyone has their own ‘what if’ lists, J.P. Devine writes.